Becoming a Landscape Architect

$63,810

2/5

date_range Recent Years

Competition

Challenging

thumb_up You can do it!

school

Education

Bachelors

update A few short years

Overview: What does a Landscape Architect do?

Landscape architects design public parks and playgrounds, college campuses, shopping centers, golf courses, parkways, and industrial parks. They spend most of their time in offices creating plans and designs, preparing models and cost estimates, doing research, or meeting with clients and other professionals involved in a design. The remainder of their time is spent at the site. During the design and planning stage, landscape architects visit and analyze the site to verify that the design can be incorporated into the landscape.

Advancement Opportunities: 94% of Average This calculation shows your opportunity for increases in earnings over time. It shows the relative strength of different careers as compared to each other

Average Starting Median income: $63,810

Return on Educational Investment: 108% of Average Shows the relative return on investment of an education beyond high school. The calculation uses potential earning levels over time adjusted for the cost and the time of additional education.

Job Growth: 2/5

Benefits: Yes

All scores range from 1-100. Higher scores are better with the exception of stress.

Bragging rights: 60/100Based on prestige and social approval, fame and public recognition, high income, highly educated, clean versus “dirty” industry, and level of people you deal with.

This is a hypothetical illustration of how long it takes to earn millions of dollars in each job. The calculation is complex, but uses earnings at various points in each career from entry level to mature performer. Individual performance will vary.